An Argument in Favor of the Decision to Drop the Atomic Bombs During WWII

This essay describes the American justification for dropping "Little Boy" and "Fat Man" on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. After providing some background on the Pacific War and the development of atomic weapons, the student quotes Truman's justification that invading Japan's mainland would have cost too many American lives.

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"You deliver the relevant information in a clear way that shows good facility with the topic, building ethos, and the overall organization and well-structured paragraphs ensure the reader is able to easily follow the discussion.

Your first line suggests an argumentative paper that doesn't quite bear out, so I want to check in on your purpose or prompt. In its current form, the thesis suggests that you will build an argument defending this position by synthesizing your evidence via argumentation and claims. The current essay draft, however, mostly summarizes historical fact that, while relevant and robust in and of itself, does not present a defense for necessity. If your prompt is to explain why the U.S. (or Truman) thought "it was necessary," then this current draft works; however, you should reframe the opening line.

If you aim to argue the current first line as it stands, I strongly recommend presenting and responding to counterarguments (Japan would have surrendered, the bomb was dropped to intimidate the Soviets, and so on). Regarding either of these projects, I question how efficient the first page is; your information does a good job setting the broadest context, but this should be considered background information: for example, how the bomb was developed and by whom doesn't directly support the thesis about the decision to drop it. More attention to the nature of the war in the Pacific, assumptions about Japan's willingness to surrender and what these were based on, etc., will need to be presented on; this can be done by dialing back the prewar summary."

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("An Argument in Favor of the Decision to Drop the Atomic Bombs During WWII.")

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